Cheese and Hard Drugs Trigger Same Part of the Brain

22 December 2015

Cheese and Hard Drugs Trigger Same Part of the Brain

A recent study has found that cheese triggers the same part of the brain as hard drugs. The study is suggesting that cheese contains a chemical found in addictive drugs. The original intention of the scientific study was to understand why certain foods are more addictive than others.

The chemical at large is casein which is present in many dairy products. Casein triggers the opioid receptors in the brain which are linked to addiction.The research found that the most addictive foods tended to have cheese and that the more processed a food is the higher the incidence of addictive behaviour. So ‘Casein in point’, we are addicted to cheese.

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The research from the study was published in the Public Library of Science. Erica Schulte, one of the study&#39;s authors claims: "Fat seemed to be equally predictive of problematic eating for everyone, regardless of whether they experience symptoms of food addiction."

So, as you tuck into a cheese board this Christmas have a think about the immediate effect it is having on you. Now you know that feeling of needing more is actually psychical and not just gluttony.